diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 72e80a8a..6cbdb3c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 project(libtransport)
 
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0037 OLD)
+
 message(STATUS "Variables to override default places where to find libraries:")
 message(STATUS "|- cppunit : -DCPPUNIT_INCLUDE_DIR,  -DCPPUNIT_LIBRARY")
 message(STATUS "|- swiften : -DSWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR,  -DSWIFTEN_LIBRARY")
diff --git a/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt b/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 280539ad..4f901d04 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ endif()
 
 
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(spectrum2 spectrum2_libpurple_backend)
-ADD_DEPENDENCIES(spectrum2 spectrum2_libircclient-qt_backend)
 
 if (WIN32)
 target_link_libraries(spectrum2 transport sqlite3 spectrum2-xmpp-frontend spectrum2-slack-frontend ${SWIFTEN_LIBRARY} ${LOG4CXX_LIBRARIES} ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY})